To date, most Canadian provinces have developed successful used-tire management programs. Increasingly, the tires handled through these programs are not merely prepared for incineration, but are actua…

Of the six provinces this column has reviewed to date, Quebec’s approach to beverage container recovery is the most unique. Unlike other Canadian deposit-refund jurisdictions, Quebec’s system for soft…

A penny for your CottsI am struck once again by the misleading way in which beverage container deposit systems are costed. In this case, the system in Nova Scotia, as presented in the February/March i…